Umkhosi waminyaka yonke ka-Muhammad Ali, umgubho womphakathi wonkana ophawula isikhumbuzo sokudlula emhlabeni kuka-Muhammad Ali futhi ubungaza ifa lakhe elinomthelela nothando lwe-Louisville, uzoba ngoJuni 4-13, 2021.
Ngezinkinga zakamuva zomphakathi eziqhubeka nokuzamazamisa umhlaba wethu - ubhubhane lwe-coronavirus, ukuvuswa kabusha kobulungiswa bezinhlanga nokulingana, kanye nokwehla embonini yezokuvakasha - umcimbi owandisiwe ka-2021 Muhammad Ali wenzelwe ukuhlinzeka ngogqozi, ukuzijabulisa, imfundo, kanye nokwenza kusebenze ngemicimbi edala umuzwa wobunye, ubulungisa, kanye nokuzalwa kabusha kwedolobhana lakubo ka-Muhammad Ali eLouisville. Le Festival izoqala ngama-Muhammad Ali Humanitarian Awards aminyaka yonke ngoJuni 4 futhi iphethe ngeDerby City Jazz Festival ngoJuni 11-13.
Ozakwethu ababalulekile ku-2021 Ali Festival bahlanganisa i-Louisville Tourism, i Muhammad Ali Centre, Louisville Sports Commission kanye neDerby City Jazz Festival.
"U-Muhammad Ali ubeyimpi futhi eyimbumba," kusho uDonald Lassere, uMongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-Muhammad Ali Centre. “Ngesikhathi eshona ngo-June 3, 2016, uLouisville wayephakathi nendawo yokubonakala okukhanyayo nokuqhubekayo kokusakazwa kwezindaba zomhlaba wonke lapho izivakashi ezivela kuwo wonke amasiko, ubudala, izinkolo, nezinhlanga zihlangana ndawonye ngenjongo enobunye nokuthula. NgoMkhosi ka-Muhammad Ali wangonyaka ozayo, sizolwela ukubamba lowo mqondo ofanayo wokuzwana nokuphulukisa, sabelane ngamandla efa lika-Muhammad, futhi sikhulise izwi lakhe ukuze kube nobulungiswa emphakathini ngochungechunge lwezenzakalo zomphakathi ezithinta abantu ngendlela yomuntu siqu futhi ezisizayo. inhloso ephakeme.”
Imicimbi ye-Muhammad Ali Festival izovuselela ezokuvakasha eDolobheni futhi izobandakanya imisebenzi eyahlukene ebandakanya umphakathi.
“Imboni yezokuvakasha eLouisville iphansi kodwa ayiphumile. Njengoba uMuhammad Ali waseLouisville wake wathi 'Awulahlekelwa uma uwiswa phansi; uyalahlekelwa uma uhlala phansi,' futhi asizimisele ukuhlala phansi,” kusho uKaren Williams, uMongameli kanye ne-CEO ye-Louisville Tourism. “Sibheke ngabomvu kulo mkhosi oyingqayizivele ozodonsela ukunakekela e-Bourbon City njengoba siqhubeka nokuhlonipha indodana yase-Louisville edumile kanye nokuvakasha kwedolobha okuyi-bourbon, amagugu amasiko abantu abamnyama kanye neminyuziyamu edumile kanye nezindawo ezihehayo, kanye ne-Muhammad Ali Centre emnyombeni we umkhosi. Lo mgubho wangoJuni uzokweseka ukuzalwa kabusha kwe-Louisville kwezokuvakasha, uvuse intshiseko nobumbano esalubona emphakathini wethu ngemva kokushona kwakhe cishe eminyakeni emihlanu edlule.”
I-Muhammad Ali Festival izophinde igxile ekulinganeni kwezempilo nokuphila kahle. Njengomsubathi, u-Muhammad Ali waba ngumpetha wokuqala we-heavyweight izikhathi ezintathu emhlabeni. Waqondiswa ohlelweni lwakhe lokuqeqeshwa futhi wazinikela ekudleni okunempilo nempilo enhle.
"U-Muhammad Ali uthe ompetha benziwa ngamahora amade, anesizungu eziqeqesha futhi elungiselela umqhudelwano, futhi wakwenza lokho akushumayelayo," kusho uMongameli weKhomishana yezemidlalo yaseLouisville kanye ne-CEO uKarl F. Schmitt Jr. "Futhi noma engaseyena indandatho, u-Muhammad waqhubeka nokusifundisa ukuthi singakuxwayi ukuhlupheka lapho ehlanganyela empini yakhe yesifo sikaParkinson phambi kwezigidigidi zabantu njengoba ekhanyisa ithoshi kuma-Olympics ase-Atlanta. Umkhosi kaMuhammad Ali wemukela umoya wakhe ngokwamukela ukuzivocavoca neminye imisebenzi yokunyakaza njengendlela yokuphila engaholela empilweni engcono kubo bonke abantu. "
Abahambele ifestivali bangabumbana futhi basondelane ngochungechunge lwemidlalo yomculo phakathi nezinsuku ezintathu zokugcina zezinsuku eziyi-10 ze-Muhammad Ali Festival. “Sijabule kakhulu ngokuba yingxenye yokuzalwa kabusha kwedolobha nge-Muhammad Ali Festival,” kusho uMax Maxwell, uMongameli kanye ne-CEO yeDerby City Jazz Festival. “Ngemuva kweminyaka embalwa eyimpumelelo yokuhlanganisa abantu abavela ezweni lonke, izinhlelo zeDerby City Jazz Festival sezikhule zafaka inqwaba yezinto ezizothokozisa umphakathi, zakha isimilo futhi ziqhubeke nokusungula iLouisville njengedolobha lamasiko ahlukahlukene. Siyajabula ukuletha uchungechunge oluhle lwezingoma zomculo kazwelonke ezaziwayo, ezempilo nempilo enhle (Fabulous and Fit After Fifty) kanye nolwazi oluyingqayizivele lokuthenga oluvela kubathengisi endaweni yaseLouisville nasezindaweni ezizungezile. "
